[Husker] Summarizing

[Bob Beach]

Steve Reichenbach wrote:
>>
>> Bob, There is nothing wrong with a gut feeling, but posting over and
>> over your erroneous "feelings" about information that could be
>> ascertained with some over research, all the while saying you don't
>> really know the facts, suggests that maybe you should do more research
>> before you post the same incorrect feelings over and over.
>>     


      Why are my feelings erroneous and other people's feelings are 
not?  I think if you go back and read through these walk on posts you 
will find I presented really nothing as fact.  Before you say "I know, I 
know" I didn't intend to.  I just wanted to present some questions and 
say how I leaned.  People are presenting to me the "fact" that TO said 
this or TO said that and the walk on program has provided this or that.



      Again, I have never said the walk on program hasn't been 
beneficial both for the program and the student/athlete.  There is more 
than ample evidence it indeed has been both.  I merely posed the 
question is it/was it necessary for the success of the team strictly 
talking wins and losses or not both past and present?  There really is 
no way to prove it one way or the other because we did have it.  One can 
point to certain years where walk ons contributed more than others but 
is that the thing that made the difference?  I really don't know.  I'm 
just posing the question for thought.


      That, and when someone stated something I just asked if there was 
substantiation.  If there is then fine.  But, I am not going to take it 
as fact just because someone posts it.  One thing to remember, no one's 
feelings are incorrect just because they don't jive with the feelings of 
someone else.


      There are two things I have learned over the years on this list.  
One is you do not ever question if the Husker fans are the greatest in 
the history of mankind without the wrath of the list upon you.  The 
other thing is you just do not ever ever ever disagree with or question 
Tom Osborne.  That is a Cardinal Sin of the highest degree.  It may 
border on being an unforgivable sin.


      One thing you will have to admit, this list was pretty dead until 
this thread started.  I still find it a little interesting is we are in 
game week one of the Pelini regime and there is no discussion of the 
game.  There is just discussion about how wrong Bob is.









>> Much of the in-state walk-on program is structured to get players for
>> 4-5 years with a scholarship for fewer years.  For each player who pays
>> low in-state tuition for a year, it stretches the scholarships by
>> 20-25% or more.  One of the aspects that makes that possible is that
>> tuition (especially in-state, but also out-of-state) at UNL is
>> relatively low compared to many other schools.  The return on
>> scholarships is far from 100%, so stretching them as far as possible
>> is highly advantageous.
>>     
      I agree totally.


Bob Beach